Stress in College Athletics: Causes, Consequences, Coping

Description

Stress in College Athletics: Causes, Consequences, Coping addresses the causes and consequences of stress in college sports and offers effective coping mechanisms that will help individuals understand and control stressors and emotions in their environment. Athletic administrators, coaches, student athletes, parents of athletes, educators, and social and behavioral science researchers will benefit... Read more

Stress in College Athletics: Causes, Consequences, Coping addresses the causes and consequences of stress in college sports and offers effective coping mechanisms that will help individuals understand and control stressors and emotions in their environment. Athletic administrators, coaches, student athletes, parents of athletes, educators, and social and behavioral science researchers will benefit from this examination of what stress is, the different types of stress, and what factors can contribute to anxiety. Containing insight from hundreds of student athletes, coaches, and administrators, this vital book offers you proven research, clear explanations, and recommended suggestions that will enable you to cope with stress and not let it affect your job or your game.

Examining how both males and females perceive stress, Stress in College Athletics explores developmental differences between the genders to explain the ways in which the two groups react to and deal with stress.

Discussing the challenges that you deal with every day, this valuable book offers you several proven suggestions and methods to help reduce stress, including:

Using coping techniques, such as physical exercise (other than the sport you play), recreational activities, muscle relaxation, biofeedback, and meditation
Doing things for others and looking to your own spirituality in order to alleviate anxiety
Eliminating factors such as fatigue and inferior health in order to avoid the negative emotions of jealousy, fear, and anger that can lead to tension and anxiety
Learning how to relieve stress in your immediate environment (on the sidelines, in the audience, or during a test) through simple, effective, and inconspicuous exercises
Adapting procedures for self-modification of behavior, such as identifying a behavior you want to change, thinking about the result of that behavior and how often it occurs, and reforming that conduct

Through practical research, theories about stress and its causes and effects, and insight from peers, this excellent resource offers suggestions for further inquiry in the field of college athletics and stress. Complete and thorough, Stress in College Athletics will provide you with the necessary tools to help you create a personal stress management system that will improve your well-being in and out of the athletic forum. Read less

Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Understanding Stress
The Meaning of Stress and Related Terms
Theories of Stress
Reactions to Stress
Classifications of Stress
Causes of Stress
Effects of Stress
Chapter 2. Perceptions of Stress in College Athletics
Perceptions of Coaches
Perceptions of Athletic Directors
Perceptions of Athletes
Summary
Chapter 3. Stress Among College Athletes
Gender Differences
Causes of Stress Among College Athletes
Consequences of Stress Among Athletes
Coping with Stress Among Athletes
Chapter 4. Stress Among Coaches and Athletic Directors
Stress Among Coaches
Stress Among Athletic Directors
Chapter 5. Dealing with Emotions in College Athletics
Factors Related to Emotional Stability
Emotional Reactivity of Coaches Under the Stress of Competition
Opportunities for the Development of Emotional Stability in the Athletics Environment
Evaluating Influences of the Environment on the Development of Emotional Stability
Emotionally Healthy Persons
Chapter 6. A Healthful Stress-Management Lifestyle
The Meaning of Health
A Lifestyle that Encompasses the Health and Fitness Triangle
Chapter 7. Reducing Stress Through Relaxation
The Meaning of Relaxation
Progressive Relaxation
The Quieting Reflex
Mental Practice and Imagery in Relaxation
Chapter 8. Reducing Stress Through Meditation
Types of Meditation
A Procedure for Meditating
Scientific Evidence Supporting the Benefits of Mediation
Chapter 9. Reducing Stress Through Biofeedback
The Meaning of Biofeedback
Biofeedback Instrumentation
Chapter 10. Reducing Stress Through Self-Modification of Behavior
Toward an Understanding of Self
Self Concerns That Can Induce Stress
Processes of Behavioral Adjustment
Some General Procedures for Self-Modification of Behavior
Systematic Self-Desensitization
Afterword
Notes
Suggestions for Further Reading
Index

Author(s)

Biography

Stevens, Robert E; Loudon, David L; Yow, Deborah A; Bowden, William W; Humphrey, James H

Stress in College Athletics Causes, Consequences, Coping

Description

Table of Contents

Author(s)

Biography

SOCIAL NETWORKS

Secure Shopping Payment Options